1) The Bywater is bustling with independent merchants this weekend. The 15th
Annual New Orleans Book Fair is going down in Clouet Gardens on Saturday,
December 10. Independent authors, publishers, zinesters and other literary
riff-raff ply their trades and hawk their wares,...
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A new video from the New Orleans-based Hurray for the Riff Raff has been
released in anticipation of their upcoming album, The Navigator, due out
March 10, 2017 on ATO Records.
In a quote to Pitchfork, Hurray for the Riff Raff's creative force, Alynda
Lee Segarra, shared, ...
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The students from Eisenhower Academy Middle School Brass Band opened the
2016-17 season of Cuttin' Class with a bang on September 8! Watch as show
host Bill Taylor sits down with Eisenhower's band director and young people
to find out what they feel is important for the nex...
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The nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards are out and many Louisiana artists
are up to receive big honors. Nominees with Louisiana ties include:
- Barry Ancelet & Sam Broussard: Best Regional Roots Music Album (Broken
Promised Land)
- Vasti Jackson: Best Traditional Blues...
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The latest release from Margie Perez, Love Is All, is a collection of dynamic
and versatile songs with funk, blues, pop, and Latin influences. Released on
November 4, 2016, Love Is All features an impressive and varied lineup of New
Orleans musicians giving each song a dist...
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Carol Solomon, a highly successful businesswoman and longtime WWOZ ally,
passed away over the weekend at age 72. As CEO of Peoples Health since 1997,
Carol built the company into a regional health care powerhouse with more than
55,000 beneficiaries.
Carol was a vocal champ...
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1 The Times They Are A-Changin' Medeski Scofield Martin &
Wood 03:41 Juice 2016/12/5 06:01:55
2 Someone to Watch over Me Etta James 06:04 Time
After Time 2016/12/5 06:05:41
3 Dag Nab It Ray Bryant 03:33 Up Above the Rock
2016/12/...
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Saxophone great Herb Hardesty passed away Saturday, December 3 at the age of
91. Hardesty performed with Fats Domino for more than five decades, a career
spanning all of Fats' major hits starting with 'The Fat Man' in 1949. His
famous solos can be heard on the classics 'I'm...
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